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James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest, most distant black hole ever seen
By Shreejaya Karantha published
The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the first black holes grew just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

James Webb telescope may have found the first stars in the universe, new study claims
By Elizabeth Howell published
The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered Population III stars, the universe's first generation of stars. They may tell us more about how galaxies form.

James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere
By Skyler Ware published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing extreme temperature swings on the exoplanet WASP-18b.

Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and galactic winds light up the cosmos in infrared light.

James Webb telescope celebrates Halloween with eerie image of a dying sun — it's what our own might look like one day
By Ben Turner published
This Halloween, the James Webb Space Telescope has served us up a stunning image of the Red Spider Nebula. It could be a glimpse of our solar system will in the distant future.

Building blocks of life detected in ice outside the Milky Way for first time ever
By Skyler Ware published
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered five complex organic molecules trapped in the ice around a star outside our galaxy. This cosmic first hints that the stuff of life may be widespread throughout space.

'Puzzling' object discovered by James Webb telescope may be the earliest known galaxy in the universe
By Sophie Berdugo published
While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling discoveries" to date.

James Webb telescope finds something 'very exciting' shooting out of first black hole ever imaged
By Sophie Berdugo published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a new light.

James Webb telescope could have spotted controversial 'dark stars' in the far universe
By Sophie Berdugo published
Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, astrophysicists have spotted what they say is compelling evidence of a new type of cosmic object called a 'dark star.'

James Webb telescope finds 'remarkable' evidence that a black hole plowed through a galaxy, leaving an enormous scar behind
By Abha Jain published
Using JWST and ALMA data, astronomers have spotted a superlong and narrow 'galactic contrail,' possibly produced by a black hole. The gas- and dust-rich tail is 20,000 light-years long but just 650 light-years wide.
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